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No1 Shoplifter saves himself £4 million it should of read..
But back to the story. I'm pleased that PCSO's are being cut. Plastic coppers and a waste of tax payers money. (Not that I pay tax anyway).

No1 Shoplifter saves himself £4 million it should of read..
But back to the story. I'm pleased that PCSO's are being cut. Plastic coppers and a waste of tax payers money. (Not that I pay tax anyway).No1 Shoplifter

4 million pounds saved this year by our Police Force and here I quote 'Most of the money comes from cash allocated to salaries for 360 PCSOs but through natural wastage the number of the officers has dropped to 310' .
So they are telling us that most of this money (4 million pounds) was to pay for 50 PCSO's. I would love to know what a PCSO actually gets paid.!!!!

4 million pounds saved this year by our Police Force and here I quote 'Most of the money comes from cash allocated to salaries for 360 PCSOs but through natural wastage the number of the officers has dropped to 310' .
So they are telling us that most of this money (4 million pounds) was to pay for 50 PCSO's. I would love to know what a PCSO actually gets paid.!!!!mbr1955

mbr1955 wrote:
4 million pounds saved this year by our Police Force and here I quote 'Most of the money comes from cash allocated to salaries for 360 PCSOs but through natural wastage the number of the officers has dropped to 310' .
So they are telling us that most of this money (4 million pounds) was to pay for 50 PCSO's. I would love to know what a PCSO actually gets paid.!!!!

26 thousand a year

[quote][p][bold]mbr1955[/bold] wrote:
4 million pounds saved this year by our Police Force and here I quote 'Most of the money comes from cash allocated to salaries for 360 PCSOs but through natural wastage the number of the officers has dropped to 310' .
So they are telling us that most of this money (4 million pounds) was to pay for 50 PCSO's. I would love to know what a PCSO actually gets paid.!!!![/p][/quote]26 thousand a yearcarnmountyouknowitmakessense

e5mitch wrote:
So a £4m saving from losing 50 plastic police officers?!!
That's £80,000 a year for being a PCSO, yeah right!!

Read the story, it states the savings are 'primarily' from the PCSO jobs. They don't get paid £80,000 a year. Even with the most basic knowledge of economics, anybody would know that the cost of employing the PCSO would include all of the uniform, any overtime, training, transport, admin etc...all ABOVE salary. So yes, a significant saving.

How can they save more? Get rid of them all.

[quote][p][bold]e5mitch[/bold] wrote:
So a £4m saving from losing 50 plastic police officers?!!
That's £80,000 a year for being a PCSO, yeah right!![/p][/quote]Read the story, it states the savings are 'primarily' from the PCSO jobs. They don't get paid £80,000 a year. Even with the most basic knowledge of economics, anybody would know that the cost of employing the PCSO would include all of the uniform, any overtime, training, transport, admin etc...all ABOVE salary. So yes, a significant saving.
How can they save more? Get rid of them all.stopmoaning1

e5mitch wrote:
So a £4m saving from losing 50 plastic police officers?!!
That's £80,000 a year for being a PCSO, yeah right!!

Read the story, it states the savings are 'primarily' from the PCSO jobs. They don't get paid £80,000 a year. Even with the most basic knowledge of economics, anybody would know that the cost of employing the PCSO would include all of the uniform, any overtime, training, transport, admin etc...all ABOVE salary. So yes, a significant saving.

How can they save more? Get rid of them all.

Read the story yourself, it states-
'Most of the money comes from cash ALLOCATED TO SALARIES for 360 PCSOs'.

[quote][p][bold]stopmoaning1[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]e5mitch[/bold] wrote:
So a £4m saving from losing 50 plastic police officers?!!
That's £80,000 a year for being a PCSO, yeah right!![/p][/quote]Read the story, it states the savings are 'primarily' from the PCSO jobs. They don't get paid £80,000 a year. Even with the most basic knowledge of economics, anybody would know that the cost of employing the PCSO would include all of the uniform, any overtime, training, transport, admin etc...all ABOVE salary. So yes, a significant saving.
How can they save more? Get rid of them all.[/p][/quote]Read the story yourself, it states-
'Most of the money comes from cash ALLOCATED TO SALARIES for 360 PCSOs'.e5mitch

Gay Ray wrote:
A saving of over £85k per annum could be made at a stroke. Dispense with the Crime Commissioner!

It’s worse than this Gay Ray, it costs about £1.5M a year to run the PCC and his office.

[quote][p][bold]Gay Ray[/bold] wrote:
A saving of over £85k per annum could be made at a stroke. Dispense with the Crime Commissioner![/p][/quote]It’s worse than this Gay Ray, it costs about £1.5M a year to run the PCC and his office.blockpaver

Nick Alston knows what he is doing that is why I voted for him.
Unlike some around him.
But rest assured we can sleep at night with him overseeing the helm.

Jack

A man has to do what a man has got to do
Nick Alston knows what he is doing that is why I voted for him.
Unlike some around him.
But rest assured we can sleep at night with him overseeing the helm.
JackA Very Private Gentleman

By not replacing the 50 PCSOs Essex Police will only save approxinmately £1m (starting salary around £18k + 14% shift allowance). So there is nothing "primarily" about this part of the £4m savings.

Anyway, putting aside the PCCs attempts at pulling the wool over our eyes (again), we should not judge Essex Police by the money they save but by the crime they solve and by the crime they prevent.
So, it seems, they are still not doing very well, are they?
It is about time the post of PCC is removed. The post really is not fit for purpose other than to put political spin on crime figures and run to the press with a few soundbites justifying the position of the PCC itself.

By not replacing the 50 PCSOs Essex Police will only save approxinmately £1m (starting salary around £18k + 14% shift allowance). So there is nothing "primarily" about this part of the £4m savings.
Anyway, putting aside the PCCs attempts at pulling the wool over our eyes (again), we should not judge Essex Police by the money they save but by the crime they solve and by the crime they prevent.
So, it seems, they are still not doing very well, are they?
It is about time the post of PCC is removed. The post really is not fit for purpose other than to put political spin on crime figures and run to the press with a few soundbites justifying the position of the PCC itself.emcee

Gay Ray wrote:
A saving of over £85k per annum could be made at a stroke. Dispense with the Crime Commissioner!

Good God, I had to read this far down to get some common sense.

Ditto.

The man is vacuum. Having met him and asked him questions, I wish I'd spent the time doing something more useful.

[quote][p][bold]Gay Ray[/bold] wrote:
A saving of over £85k per annum could be made at a stroke. Dispense with the Crime Commissioner![/p][/quote]Good God, I had to read this far down to get some common sense.
Ditto.
The man is vacuum. Having met him and asked him questions, I wish I'd spent the time doing something more useful.Kim Gandy

A Very Private Gentleman wrote:
A man has to do what a man has got to do

Nick Alston knows what he is doing that is why I voted for him.
Unlike some around him.
But rest assured we can sleep at night with him overseeing the helm.

Jack

???????

You sure?

[quote][p][bold]A Very Private Gentleman[/bold] wrote:
A man has to do what a man has got to do
Nick Alston knows what he is doing that is why I voted for him.
Unlike some around him.
But rest assured we can sleep at night with him overseeing the helm.
Jack[/p][/quote]???????
You sure?Kim Gandy

therein lies part of the problem..... 'drug offences' and petty theft are rife throughout the land and absorb an enormous amount of police and court resources and time...... I suspect if you had to choose the offences you would least like to be a victim of it would be robbery, assault or rape, and that is where the precious resource should be prioritised....

[quote][p][bold]british n proud[/bold] wrote:
Ok so money has been saved, At what cost, crime up, l dont care what the commissioner says, drug offenses, petty theft, robbery, assaults, rape, anti social behaviour, crime is alive & kicking, why! no visible policing !!!![/p][/quote]therein lies part of the problem..... 'drug offences' and petty theft are rife throughout the land and absorb an enormous amount of police and court resources and time...... I suspect if you had to choose the offences you would least like to be a victim of it would be robbery, assault or rape, and that is where the precious resource should be prioritised....pembury53

instantly save half the budget by stopping all police activities after darkness. now that Essex council has turned the street lights out it will be too dark for the police to see anything on the streets. Oh no,hang on, I forgot you never see them out after dark anyway.

instantly save half the budget by stopping all police activities after darkness. now that Essex council has turned the street lights out it will be too dark for the police to see anything on the streets. Oh no,hang on, I forgot you never see them out after dark anyway.Bobshuruncle

I have no problem with them spending wisely - so don't listen to all the whingers who want to see expensive police officers walking the streets,...

And those who don't like the PCCC dont forget it's the Toru government who insisted we all had to have them...

But the police part of our council tax still went up...
I have no problem with them spending wisely - so don't listen to all the whingers who want to see expensive police officers walking the streets,...
And those who don't like the PCCC dont forget it's the Toru government who insisted we all had to have them...Jack222

Jack222 wrote:
But the police part of our council tax still went up...

I have no problem with them spending wisely - so don't listen to all the whingers who want to see expensive police officers walking the streets,...

And those who don't like the PCCC dont forget it's the Toru government who insisted we all had to have them...

So you don't want police officers walking the streets ??

[quote][p][bold]Jack222[/bold] wrote:
But the police part of our council tax still went up...
I have no problem with them spending wisely - so don't listen to all the whingers who want to see expensive police officers walking the streets,...
And those who don't like the PCCC dont forget it's the Toru government who insisted we all had to have them...[/p][/quote]So you don't want police officers walking the streets ??Bobshuruncle

Of course I'm sure I'm Jack Edward owner of 3 motor vehicles, holder of secret insider information on the police and local council and self elected member of the smart party don't you dare question me.

What are you going on about now Gandy you racist bigot?
Of course I'm sure I'm Jack Edward owner of 3 motor vehicles, holder of secret insider information on the police and local council and self elected member of the smart party don't you dare question me.A Very Primate Gentleman